Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic

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2021 Workforce

40.7k

Average Age

43.6

Average Salary

$46,085

Average Male Salary

$47,446

Average Female Salary

$38,582

About

Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are most often employed by the Plastics product manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic was $46,085 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are Muskegon County PUMA, MI, Newaygo, Mason, Oceana & Lake Counties PUMA, MI, and Grand Rapids City Area PUMA, MI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are Newaygo, Mason, Oceana & Lake Counties PUMA, MI, Green River Area Development District (Southwest) PUMA, KY, and Auglaize, Mercer & Van Wert Counties PUMA, OH.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workforce. Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workforce in 2021 was 40,657 people, of which 15.3% were women and 84.7% were men. Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic are paid most in Lycoming & Clinton Counties PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Newaygo, Mason, Oceana & Lake Counties PUMA, MI.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

34,417

Male Workforce

± 4.55k

6,240

Female Workforce

± 1.94k

The Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workforce in 2021 was 40,657 people (15.3% women and 84.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of −14.4% between 2014 (47,524) and 2021 (40,657).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Washington ($63,031), Indiana ($57,555), and Connecticut ($57,098).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$46,085

AVERAGE WAGE

#323 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic earned an average of $46,085, $13,510 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.309

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.309, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic and on wages for those in the field. Plastics product manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic, by average wage, is Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($147,696).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

40.7k

2021 Workforce

± 4,950

−3.13%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 17.6%

This graphic shows the share of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic employed by various industries. Plastics product manufacturing employs the largest share of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic at 42.1%, followed by Foundries with 29.5% and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 28.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in the US. The workforce of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in 2021 was 40,657 people, with 15.3% woman, and 84.7% men. The average age of male Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in the workforce is 43.2 and of female Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic is 45.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in 2021 was 40,657 people, with 15.3% woman, and 84.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (5,478 people), 55 to 59 years (5,003 people), and 45 to 49 years (4,644 people). Among them they concentrated 37.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 16.4% of Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workers were Hispanic and 83.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (86.8%), Puerto Rican (7.93)%, and Salvadoran (5.32)%

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Races

In 2021, 74.2% of the Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workforce were White, of which 14% were women and 86% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.32%) and Other (7.61%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic, Operation Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (834 people), Engineering (321 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (245 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workers were High School or Equivalent (18,101 people), Some college (10,190 people), and Secondary Education (3,867 people).

The graphic shows the Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring.